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Alonso appeared in all of Liverpool's games in the Champions League but the dominance shown in the previous season had gone as the team lost to Benfica in the knockout stage. On 7 January 2006, in an FA Cup third-round tie against Luton Town, Alonso assisted Liverpool to a 5–3 comeback victory after being down 3–1 early in the second half. [51]
Michael Owen from Liverpool to Real Madrid, £12m; Antonio Nuñez from Real Madrid to Liverpool, free (Part of Owen deal) 20 August 2004. Xabi Alonso from Real Sociedad to Liverpool, £10.5m; Luis Garcia from Barcelona to Liverpool, Undisclosed; Jonathan Woodgate from Newcastle United to Real Madrid, £15m; 21 August 2004
Xabi Alonso's penalty was saved by Dida but the rebound was scored. [38] Gerrard did not participate in the penalty shoot-out (he was the designated fifth penalty taker) which Liverpool won 3–2 as they claimed their first Champions League trophy in twenty years. [ 39 ]
They were soon informed that Xabi Alonso was minded to stay at Bayer Leverkusen for another year. To many in the wider world, Sporting CP’s Ruben Amorim assumed a status as the frontrunner after ...
Guardiola has been able to call upon Sergio Busquets, Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso in his managerial career. Rodri outstripped even them by winning the Ballon d’Or.
This is a list of English football transfers for the 2009 summer transfer window.Only moves featuring at least one Premier League or Championship club are listed.. The summer transfer window opened on 1 July 2009 and closed at 17:00 BST on 1 September 2009.
He and teammate Alonso were successful in stifling the creative play of both Kaká and Clarence Seedorf for much of the match but Liverpool eventually succumbed to Milan, losing 2–1 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. [26] He was voted Liverpool's man of the match by the fans on the official Liverpool website. [27] Mascherano playing for ...
After his brother Xabi had already settled in England with Liverpool – having arrived during the summer of 2004 – Alonso also decided to move to the Premier League and joined Bolton Wanderers, another team in north-west England, on a loan deal on 10 July 2007 with the option of a permanent deal at the end of the season. [6]